Top baby names of 1946
The most-given names in the U.S. that year, ranked by total births from Social Security Administration data.
- 4Mary83,648
- 5William72,780
- 6Richard71,334
- 7Linda65,414
- 8Patricia57,398
- 9David56,308
- 10Barbara55,956
- 11Michael49,962
- 12Thomas47,092
- 13Charles46,328
- 14Carol42,486
- 15Sandra39,294
- 16Ronald38,616
- 17Nancy35,146
- 18Susan35,058
- 19Sharon34,516
- 20Larry34,466
- 21Gary32,598
- 22Donald31,810
- 23Joseph29,448
- 24Judith27,670
- 25Kenneth26,720
- 26George26,128
- 27Dennis25,980
- 28Paul25,490
- 29Judy25,394
- 30Carolyn24,664
- 31Donna24,514
- 32Betty24,462
- 33Karen24,366
- 34Kathleen23,258
- 35Edward22,532
- 36Margaret22,490
- 37Shirley22,142
- 38Jerry21,306
- 39Diane19,646
- 40Joyce18,864
- 41Janet17,542
- 42Janice17,402
- 43Dorothy15,870
- 44Brenda15,752
- 45Daniel15,578
- 46Frank15,368
- 47Roger15,042
- 48Elizabeth14,560
- 49Gloria14,494
- 50Stephen14,326
- 51Cheryl14,302
- 52Joan13,912
- 53Raymond13,684
- 54Marilyn13,288
- 55Beverly12,936
- 56Terry12,924
- 57Virginia12,422
- 58Gerald12,156
- 59Martha12,108
- 60Bonnie11,796
- 61Pamela11,608
- 62Jane11,122
- 63Helen10,984
- 64Steven10,754
- 65Wayne10,680
- 66Jean10,612
- 67Ruth10,514
- 68Frances10,492
- 69Walter10,476
- 70Lawrence10,328
- 71Bruce10,264
- 72Harold10,168
- 73Douglas10,098
- 74Ann10,012
- 75Phyllis9,984
- 76Jack9,450
- 77Diana9,344
- 78Peggy9,176
- 79Alice9,142
- 80Joe9,132
- 81Arthur9,126
- 82Peter9,074
- 83Carl8,950
- 84Connie8,944
- 85Willie8,908
- 86Henry8,856
- 87Jimmy8,670
- 88Cynthia8,548
- 89Elaine8,436
- 90Roy8,390
- 91Anthony8,224
- 92Billy8,142
- 93Danny8,066
- 94Johnny8,022
- 95Ralph7,994
- 96Catherine7,896
- 97Alan7,866
- 98Gail7,722
- 99Christine7,682
- 100Fred7,298